Ritchie v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant William E. Ritchie was found guilty, but mentally ill, of attempted rape, a Class B felony, by a jury in the Fulton Circuit Court on April 28, 1988. The Honorable Douglas B. Morton subsequently sentenced the appellant to a term of sixteen (16) years to the Indiana Department of Corrections. Appellant now directly appeals and raises the following two issues for our review:

1) error of the trial court in determining Defendant competent to stand trial; and

2) sufficiency of the evidence.

Appellant entered the apartment of sixty-five (65) year old R.W. late in…